U.S.-Australia Cooperative Researh: Turgor Regulation in the Alga Ventricaria

该奖项支持纽约州立大学布法罗分校的Mary Bisson教授与澳大利亚新南威尔士大学的Mary Beilby和Norman Walker教授的合作研究项目。海洋藻类Venticaria的渗透调节研究将集中在渗透胁迫下钾离子通量的测量，以及光、抑制剂和离子浓度变化对通量速率的影响。Bisson博士在充血探针和脑室培养方面的专业知识将与她的澳大利亚同事在使用离子选择电极确定钾离子通量和电流-电压曲线数学分析方面的经验相辅相成。本研究将为典型海藻膜电位的产生和控制提供基线信息，提高我们对海藻的总体认识，并为海水养殖系统提供有价值的信息。此外，该项目将加强美国和澳大利亚实验室之间的合作。

0210946BissonThis award supports a collaborative research project between Professor Mary Bisson of SUNY-Buffalo and Professors Mary Beilby and Norman Walker of the University of New South Wales, Australia. Research on osmotic regulation in the marine alga Venticaria will focus on measuring potassium ion fluxes during osmotic stress, and on the effect of light, inhibitors and changing ion concentrations on flux rates. Dr. Bisson's expertise in working with turgor probes and with cultures of Ventricaria will be complemented by the experience of her Australian colleagues in the use of ion-selective electrodes to determine potassium ion fluxes and in the mathematical analysis of current-voltage curves.This study will provide baseline information about the generation and control of membrane potential in a typical marine algae, enhancing our knowledge of marine algae in general and providing valuable information for mariculture systems. In addition, the project will strengthen the collaboration between the U.S. and Australian laboratories.